This film captures the historic moment when the Jakarta–Bandung High-Speed Railway began operations in 2023. Through the perspective of Chief Designer Zhang Fangtao, it reveals how dreams take root—growing from personal passion into friendship between nations—and how a shared future can be built together, as steel rails become bridges of warmth. It vividly illustrates what "shared aspirations" truly mean: when individual dedication aligns with the grand blueprint of the times, the peoples of both countries move forward hand in hand toward a closer and brighter future.
The photo was taken in Kazakhstan in June 2023. The Turguson Hydropower Station, located on the Turguson River in Kazakhstan, has a total installed capacity of 24.9 megawatts. It is the first power station in the cascade development plan for the river basin and marks the first hydropower cooperation project between China and Kazakhstan under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative.
At the DCCP Project in Iraq, the evenings left the deepest impression on me. Stepping out of the office, the setting sun would bathe the entire plant in a warm orange-red glow—a color I adore and which became the defining tone for this series of works. I reflected on my journey at the cement plant through several key milestones: arrival, first major achievement, initial testing, and internal process transformation… This is the path I walked at the plant, a journey of growth illuminated by light.
On November 8, 2019, the one-million-kilowatt generating unit of Indonesia's Cilacap III Project, commissioned by the State Grid Hubei Electric Power Research Institute, successfully completed its 168-hour full-load trial operation in a single attempt and was officially put into commercial operation. Located in Cilacap County, Central Java Province, Indonesia, the project has an installed capacity of 1×1 million kilowatts, fully adopting Chinese power equipment and technical standards. It is one of the first million-kilowatt coal-fired power units exported by China and a significant BRI project implemented in Indonesia.
The Tanzania Central Line Standard Gauge Railway Section 5 Project is a key project of the Belt and Road Initiative, connecting the major northern hub of Isaka with Mwanza, a significant lakeside city on Lake Victoria. It serves as a crucial corridor linking Tanzania with Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and providing access to the Indian Ocean.
